Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Loni Gamble Circles ST
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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